Eloy Ortiz Oakley is a Board Member of the Council on Higher Education of RIDGE-LANE LP.

Mr. Oakley serves as Chancellor of the California Community College System, which is the largest system of higher education in the United States, comprised of 115 colleges serving more than 2 million students, with a budget of $8 billion and additional Federal funding in excess of $1 billion. He has earned national recognition for implementing innovative programs and policies that help students succeed in college and the workforce.

He served as the Superintendent and President of Long Beach City College, which is the chief executive role responsible for 28,000 students of the urban, majority minority, community college. He also served as Executive Vice President of Administrative Services. Under his leadership, the Long Beach Community College District has received numerous awards and recognitions for its efforts to improve student completion rates and for directly supporting a strong small business and entrepreneurship eco-system.

Mr. Oakley earned a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Analysis and Design and a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Irvine. He serves on the boards of the American Association of Community Colleges, the College Futures Foundation, and was appointed by Governor Jerry Board to serve on the Board of Regents at the University of California, which is the nation’s largest and most prestigious public research university.